Santa Teresa (rum)

Its current president is the Venezuelan businessman Alberto C. Vollmer, who belongs to the fifth generation of the family dedicated to the rum production in Venezuela.

The seat of the company is located at the Santa Teresa Estate, founded in 1796 by the Earl Martín Tovar Ponte, where it currently is an agroindustrial, touristic and sports complex.

In 1796 Count Martín Tovar Ponte, signer of the Venezuelan Act of Independence, named the terrain in honor of the “Santa Thereza” patroness.

[1] Starting from 1989, the estate stated to offer guided visits inside the property to explain visitors the rum elaboration process and the premises.

[2] Proyecto Alcatraz [es] is a rehabilitation program for youth with behavior problems that has managed to disband at least ten gangs without the use of violence.